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P AGE 2 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual THANK YOU The team at Escient would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing an Escient FireBall product. Escient is committed to providing our customers the most technologically advanced, yet easier- than-ever to use products that converge the power of the Internet with home entertainment[...]

P AGE 3 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL 22 RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD 23 IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 24 System Requirements 24 Audio File Requirements 24 Cover Art Image Requirements 24 Importing from a PC 25 Importing from a Mac 26 ERASING A CD-RW DISC 28 LISTENING TO MUSIC 29 BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRAR Y 29 SHOW AND H[...]

P AGE 4 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual V ideo Format 66 Centering the FireBall Screen 67 Adjusting your TV’s Brightness 68 Adjusting your TV’s Contrast 69 Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness 70 Adjusting your TV’s Color and T int 71 EXTERNAL CONTROL 72 IR REMOTE CONTROL 72 DIRECT ACCESS CODES 73 PLA YLIST HOT KEYS 76 BUTTON OVERLA Y 77 FIREBA[...]

P AGE 5 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual PRODUCT INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a FireBall Media Management system from Escient (a division of D&M Holdings). ABOUT THIS MANUAL This FireBall User ’ s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the Escient FireBall Media Management Sys[...]

P AGE 6 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual W ARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Clean only with a dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • T o reduce th[...]

P AGE 7 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS Escient® , the Escient logo, and FireBall® are trademarks of Digital Networks North America. FireBall and Physital are trademarks of Escient®. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies[...]

P AGE 8 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual W ARRANTY INFORMA TION T erms of Coverage - Each Escient branded media management system sold comes with a standard one (1) year warranty . This warranty provides no-charge coverage under normal product usage, for a period of one year from the date of registration and/or purchase (whichever is earlier). Th[...]

P AGE 9 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual • Additionally , Escient does not cover the following items under the terms or its warranty programs: • Installation or removal charges. • Cost of initial technical adjustments (setup costs). • Battery replacement. Escient’ s sole liability for any defective product is limited to the repair or re[...]

P AGE 10 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ESCIENT PRIV ACY POLICY Escient is committed to providing you with a product that you enjoy and are confident in using, and are committed to providing services in a private and secure environment. W e recognize and respect each individual user ’s privacy and have created this Privacy Policy to demonstra[...]

P AGE 1 1 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Following are terms used throughout this manual: • Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen. • Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided and custom groups can be created by the user . • Highlight - highlighting is used to i[...]

P AGE 12 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SETUP This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your FireBall. If you have not properly connected your FireBall to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup Guide” guide before continuing with this User Manual. POWER ST A TES Aft[...]

P AGE 13 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual 1 2 3 FRONT AND BACK P ANEL OVER VIEW 1 - POWER 2 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE 3 - TRANSPORT CONTROLS 1 - POWER 2 - IR IN 3 - DIGIT AL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 4 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT 5 - VIDEO OUT 6 - ETHERNET 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

P AGE 14 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual REMOTE OVERVIEW CODE SET UNIVERSAL SOURCE SELECT MODE GUIDE SELECT TRANSPORT CONTROLS GUIDE INFO VOLUME CONTROL KEY P AD CONTROL POWER FIREBALL SELECT ALL / NONE NA VIGA TION & SELECT VIEW / MENU CONTROL CHANNEL / P AGE CONTROL MACRO FUNCTION DISC PLA Y FUNCTIONS MUSIC PLA Y FUNCTIONS MUSIC F A VORITE[...]

P AGE 15 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. FireBall’ s wireless keyboard should be used when extended [...]

P AGE 16 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual display a “C”. The fourth key press displays a lower case “a”, the fifth key press displays a lower case “b”, and the sixth key press displays a lower case “c”. Lastly , pressing the “2” key a seventh time displays the number “2”. When entering the second character in a text field [...]

P AGE 17 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ADDITIONAL CONNECTION AND HOOKUP INFORMA TION AUDIO OUTPUTS The optical and analog audio outputs are all active when playing media from the internal hard drive or Internet Radio. Both digital and analog connections must be made from the changer to the FireBall for the FireBall to output both digital and a[...]

P AGE 18 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual VIDEO OUTPUTS FireBall has several video output formats and connectors including: • 1 S-V ideo • 1 Composite V ideo • 1 Component V ideo (480i interlaced standard definition) All video outputs are active at the same time, so you can use as many as you like without causing signal degradation. The Com[...]

P AGE 19 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ETHERNET CONNECTIONS The Ethernet jack on the back panel of the FireBall accepts any standard twisted pair CA T5 Ethernet cable. If you are connecting FireBall to a home network, you typically connect a standard Ethernet cable from your Ethernet router or hub to the FireBall. There are different grades, o[...]

P AGE 20 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CA T5 cabling should not exceed 100 meters. The following drawing depicts the typical wiring scheme for CA T5. For more information about wiring an Ethernet network, please refer to the Linksys web site (www .linksys.com) .[...]

P AGE 21 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual REGISTRA TION Registering your FireBall is accomplished automatically when you go through the Quick Start process described in the User ’ s Manual. Registration includes properly configuring your FireBall for Internet access and then connecting to the Escient servers to register your serial number and d[...]

P AGE 22 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual GETTING MUSIC INTO FIREBALL Before you can enjoy the Music features of your FireBall Media Management system, you will want to get your music collection into the FireBall. The process of getting music into FireBall is called “Recording” or sometimes “Ripping” . There are several ways to get your m[...]

P AGE 23 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD The easiest way to get music into your FireBall is to record CDs using the built-in internal CD-R W drive. This method requires no additional equipment and is very fast, as the internal CD drive can rip audio at several times the speed of normal playback. This is known as ?[...]

P AGE 24 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual IMPORTING MUSIC FILES If you have digital audio files already recorded on your PC or Mac, you can transfer the files directly to your FireBall using an Ethernet network. This is a fast and convenient way to load up your FireBall with your favorite Music without having to re- record everything. FireBall wi[...]

P AGE 25 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Importing from a PC Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount, transfer , and import music files from your PC to your FireBall. On the FireBall (Note: This step only needs to be done once.) 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display th[...]

P AGE 26 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Importing from a Mac FireBall’ s File Server acts like a W indows File Server on your network, therefore you will need to connect using the MacOS X’ s built-in W indows networking client. Make sure your Mac is connected to the same network as your FireBall and follow these steps to mount, transfer , a[...]

P AGE 27 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual 4. Click on the Content pop-up menu and select the Import directory . 5. Next, an authentication dialog will appear . Y ou can ignore this dialog and just click the OK button. 6. Y ou will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called “Import”. 7. Drag and drop your audio files onto the Import [...]

P AGE 28 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ERASING A CD-RW DISC Y ou can use FireBall’ s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD. Follow these steps to erase a re-writeable CD: 1. Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu. 2. Select the ERASE CD-RW DISC menu. 3. Confirm that you want to proceed with compl[...]

P AGE 29 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRAR Y Now that you have gotten your music into your FireBall, it’ s time to enjoy it! The Music Guide allows you to browse, locate, and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screen guide. The Music Guide displays a scrolling list of all your Music T itles[...]

P AGE 30 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted T itle is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player . Simply press the PLA Y key on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1. Note: If you press SELECT with a T rack highlighted, you will start playback from the selected [...]

P AGE 31 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Player screens. When you are viewing the Music Player screen, press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your [...]

P AGE 32 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CHANGING THE CURRENT PLA Y MODE The default Play Mode will play the current T itle from T rack 1 to the last track in order , then stop. If you want to change the order of how tracks are played, there are six different Play Modes to choose from: • Normal - play each track in order in the current T itle,[...]

P AGE 33 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual VIEWING BY GENRE In addition to the current Guide V iew , the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into default “Genres” also called “Groups”. The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the music in your library . Five Genres or Groups are visible at on[...]

P AGE 34 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations. Using the remote control, you can navigate up and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect t[...]

P AGE 35 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT ST A TION Playing the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an off air radio station on a typical audio receiver . Simply press the SELECT key on the remote control and the currently highlighted station will be located, buffered, and then played. Y o[...]

P AGE 36 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREA TING PLA YLISTS FireBall allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library . Common uses for Playlists are: • Collections of your favorite songs • Songs that have a similar temp[...]

P AGE 37 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CREA TING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, FireBall allows you to create custom “Groups” of Music T itles or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for custom Group a[...]

P AGE 38 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ADDING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS FireBall comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so FireBall also let’ s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications:[...]

P AGE 39 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual UPDA TING THE INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS LIST Escient makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams, sometimes you will not be able to play a station.[...]

P AGE 40 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual EDITING MUSIC INFORMA TION FireBall has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information. Y ou can edit the disc information for any Music T itle using the Edit Disc and Edit T racks screens. Editing Disc Info Follow[...]

P AGE 41 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Editing Track Names Y ou can also manually edit the T rack/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Music Guide. Follow these steps to edit the track information for the current Music Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2. Press the OPTIONS key on the remot[...]

P AGE 42 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc. FireBall will connect to the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service to locate and download the disc information. Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc: 1.[...]

P AGE 43 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Searching for the Original Cover Occasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music T itle. Y ou can manually search for the original cover art by using the “Search for Cover” feature. This is a powerful tool that allows you to search the Escient servers for an exact or pa[...]

P AGE 44 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover , you can choose one of the existing covers for the current T itle. Follow these steps to select an existing cover to assign to the current Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2. Pre[...]

P AGE 45 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual EDITING RADIO INFORMA TION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote. 2. Press[...]

P AGE 46 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual EDITING PLA YLISTS Y ou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your P[...]

P AGE 47 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music T itles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music T itles or Radio Stations from the Group. Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1. Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups or press the RADIO key if you[...]

P AGE 48 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual DELETING MUSIC Y ou can remove any music you have recorded to the FireBall by using the Delete Music feature. Y ou may want to do this if you have filled up your FireBall and you can not record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen to. Follow these steps to delete musi[...]

P AGE 49 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual DELETING PLA YLISTS Y ou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu 3. Select the DELETE PL[...]

P AGE 50 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual DELETING GROUPS Deleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Group (the Music T itles, or Radio Stations) are not deleted. They are still available in any other Groups they may be assigned to and in the All Group. Follow these steps to delete Groups. 1. Pre[...]

P AGE 51 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CREA TING CDS FireBall is a complete media solution for storing, managing, and listening to your music, but what if you want to get your music out of your FireBall and take it with you? FireBall has that covered as well. Y ou can easily create custom mix CDs, backups copies of any physical CD. CREA TING A[...]

P AGE 52 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual 9. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc and close the CD tray by pressing the Eject button on the front panel. Note: Y ou must use royalty paid blank CDs which are typically marked as “audio” or “music” CDs when creating and Audio CD. Data CDs typically used for computers can be used for data mix CDs[...]

P AGE 53 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual DUPLICA TING A CD Y ou can duplicate any physical disc located in the internal drive or any external changer . These discs are for backup purposes only . Follow these steps to duplicate a CD: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Press the RECORD key to display the Music[...]

P AGE 54 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup Menu. Use the navigation keys on the remote control (up, down, left, and right) to highlight and select any menu ite[...]

P AGE 55 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Retail Demo Mode FireBall has a Retail Demo Mode for use in retail display environments. The Retail Demo Mode (RDM) is a special screen saver that is activated during idle time. The RDM continuously displays key features and benefits of the FireBall product on the attached TV . Pressing any button on the [...]

P AGE 56 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Photo Screen Saver Mode FireBall has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever FireBall is idle for a specified period of time. Y ou can import your own photos into the Photos shared directory using W indows Networking. Photos should be 720x480 for 4:3 NTSC TVs and 640x360 for 16:9[...]

P AGE 57 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE Specify which US time zone your FireBall is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time Zone: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the GENERAL Menu 3. Select the TIME ZONE Menu 4. Select your select your Time Zone.[...]

P AGE 58 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERF ACE In addition to the Escient Classic user interface theme, the FireBall allows you to select a custom theme and select your own background images for each Guide, Player , Options, Setup, and Message screens. Y ou can import your own background images into the Backgrounds shared [...]

P AGE 59 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ENABLING P ASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences. Setting a System Password – Follow these steps to setup a new system password: 1. Using the remote con[...]

P AGE 60 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual NETWORK ETHERNET SETTINGS Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance and allows your FireBall to act as a “server” to deliver your music collection throughout your home network using the optional FireBall Music Players. Ethernet networks require th[...]

P AGE 61 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual T esting the Y our Connection It is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning properly before exiting the Network Connections screen. Follow these steps to test your selected network connection: 1. Select the TEST CONNECTION button on the Network Connections screen. 2. Wai[...]

P AGE 62 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SETTING THE FIREBALL SER VER SETTINGS Y our FireBall can act as a “server” delivering audio to optional FireBall “clients” over the network. FireBall’ s server also allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on your PC and allows Network File Sharing for backup and import features. Th[...]

P AGE 63 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual PEER TO PEER MUSIC SHARING FireBall contains a special music sharing feature that allows two FireBall Music Servers located on the same network to share their music library into two independent zones. The Music Guide from the second FireBall is merged into the Music Guide of the first FireBall to create o[...]

P AGE 64 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SELECTING MP3 RECORDING QUALITY Y ou can specify your prefered bit rate for MP3 recording audio files to the internal hard drive. Follow these steps to select the MP3 bit rate: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the AUDIO menu. 3. Select the RECORDING PREFERENCES men[...]

P AGE 65 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES Y ou can specify what to do with new discs inserted into FireBall’ s front panel CD drive. “Display and Play” will display the information for the disc and then play the disc. Record and Eject assists in bulk recording, allowing you to insert disc after disc, auto[...]

P AGE 66 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES V ideo Format Allows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the FireBall screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the VIDEO FORMA T menu. 4. Using the Up and Down ke[...]

P AGE 67 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Centering the FireBall Screen Allows you to center the FireBall user interface horizontally on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the FireBall screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the SCREEN CENTERING menu. 4. Using the Left [...]

P AGE 68 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Brightness Follow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the BRIGHTNESS menu. 4. T urn your TV’s brightness control all the way up then lower it to the point where the ver[...]

P AGE 69 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Contrast The Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which is sometimes called Picture) of their TV , using the TV’ s Contrast or Picture controls. This setting helps reduce video “blooming” and create a clearer , more readable user interface[...]

P AGE 70 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness The Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of their TV so that onscreen text is as readable as possible. Proper adjustment of the Sharpness control (sometimes called the Detail control) on your TV , allows you to see video and on screen menu[...]

P AGE 71 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Color and T int Color Bars are used to test the TV monitor ’ s ability to reproduce the proper color values. Follow these steps to adjust the Color and Tint on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the COLOR BA[...]

P AGE 72 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual EXTERNAL CONTROL IR REMOTE CONTROL FireBall is preset from the factory to operate from the FB1 source button, however , the FireBall can be configured to use any one of the four source buttons using the on screen Setup menus. This is useful when there are multiple FireBalls installed at the same location,[...]

P AGE 73 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual DIRECT ACCESS CODES Direct Access Codes are used in conjunction with the MACRO key on the remote control to provide an IR code sequence to access just about any media in your FireBall server . This is useful for programming third-party external control systems and programmable IR remote controls such as t[...]

P AGE 74 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard. Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi-Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro, 1, [play mode number], Enter Direct Disc Macro, 2, [changer number], M[...]

P AGE 75 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual The following table is used to determine the button sequence for direct access code sequences from the Escient IR remote and IR keyboard. Direct Media Access IR Remote Definitions Function Multi-Key Combinations Direct Play Mode Macro, M, [play mode number], Enterr Direct Artist-Title Macro, A, [artist-ti[...]

P AGE 76 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual PLA YLIST HOT KEYS Playlist Hot Keys provides a Keyboard Macro sequence to directly access any five Playlists in your Music collection from any of these five keyboard combinations: • Control + Backspace • Control + Insert • Control + Delete • Control + T op • Control + Bottom Follow these steps [...]

P AGE 77 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual BUTTON OVERLA Y Y ou may choose to manually enable or disable the Third Party Overlay . The T ouch Panel Overlay is used for third-party control systems such as the Elan VIA! and Xatech SPLCD. Follow these steps to enable/disable the button overlay: 1. Press the Setup key on the remote to display the Fire[...]

P AGE 78 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual FIREBALL UTILITIES GETTING INFORMA TION ABOUT YOUR FIREBALL Information about your FireBall hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions. Fo[...]

P AGE 79 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual REST ARTING THE SYSTEM There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the FireBall system, one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu. Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button: 1. Press and hold the power but[...]

P AGE 80 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual UPDA TING THE SOFTW ARE FireBall will automatically check the Escient server once a week for any FireBall software updates, and automatically install them. Y ou can also manually check for a software update. Follow these steps to manually update the software: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to displa[...]

P AGE 81 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CONTROLLING FIREBALL FROM A WEB BROWSER FireBall contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to your FireBall and remotely control it using a standard web browser from a PC, Mac, or PDA over your home network. SETTING UP THE FIREBALL WEB SERVER Y our FireBall acts as a web server on your ne[...]

P AGE 82 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT In addition to remotely controlling your FireBall, the built-in web server also functions as a streaming MP3 music files to the web browser , providing an easy way to add multiple streaming music clients to your FireBall. Note: Y our web browser and computer must be[...]

P AGE 83 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual BACKUP AND REST ORE FIREBALL MUSIC BACKUP It is possible to backup and restore the music contents of a FireBall using the CIFS or “W indows” Networking feature. Backup is accomplished by mounting the FireBall onto your PC or Mac desktop and using your computer ’ s backup software. Y ou can also back[...]

P AGE 84 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual FIREBALL MUSIC REST ORE Y ou can restore music to a FireBall using the same method used for importing audio files into a FireBall. Restore and Import both use the CIFS Networking feature to add audio files to a FireBall. Simply drag your music files to the Import directory and let FireBall import the audi[...]

P AGE 85 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual NETWORKED AUDIO USING FIREBALL MUSIC CLIENTS SERVERS A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of “serving” media to other FireBalls over a network. The FireBall is a considered a “server” product. CLIENTS A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a Fir[...]

P AGE 86 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual LOCA TING THE FIREBALL CLIENTS AND SERVERS Central If you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central location such as an equipment or utility room, you will need to use a third party audio/ video distribution system to deliver sound and picture to each room. This type of installation allows gre[...]

P AGE 87 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual Distributed A distributed FireBall installation means that your FireBall Servers and Clients are physically distributed or located in different rooms. Distributed FireBalls communicate over a wired or wireless network to share access to your media. The biggest advantage of a distributed client- server sys[...]

P AGE 88 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual CONFIGURING A FIREBALL SER VER Every FireBall capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network. It is recommended that you give each of your FireBall servers a unique name that describes it’ s location usi[...]

P AGE 89 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ESCIENT TECHNICAL SUPPOR T Contact your dealer or Escient’ s Customer Support group. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 7pm EST Phone: 800-372-4368 Press “2” for Sales, or “3” for Support Fax: 317-616-6790 Internet: www .escient.com Email: support@escient.com Please have the following information r[...]

P AGE 90 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK PROBLEMS If you experience problems registering a FireBall or connecting to the Internet to lookup disc information, try these possible fixes before calling Escient T ech Support: • Make sure that your FireBall is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in[...]

P AGE 91 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the Escient web site for any changes to the specifications. V ideo Specifications • NTSC • 10 bit V ideo DACs • Frequency Response: • Composite: -2 dB @ 5MHz • S-V ideo: -2 dB @ 5MHz • SNR[...]

P AGE 92 FireBall™ SE-80 User ’s Manual GRACENOTE® END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPT ANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW . This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc id[...]